Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh passed the orders while hearing a petition filed by runner up Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Usman Dar from the constituency.

Representing the petitioner, Advocate Anees Hashmi submitted before the court that his client lost election to Khawaja Asif with a thin margin. He submitted that the petitioner moved an application with the returning officer for complete vote recount but the returning officer agreed to recounting of fifteen polling stations only.